Need a Favor Making Changes I need you to stay on me! Yeah! Life has gone so fast this past year, there is no way I could keep you up to snuff with everything that's going on. Here is the ‘Cliff Notes’ version. First, Texas In Her Own Words, has been phenomenal. I now call it ‘The Little Book That Could.’ As you already know, it took off right out of the blocks. The Alamo called and asked to put it in their gift shop, from that point on…doors flew open everywhere.
From the beginning, I knew that for us to really move books, we were going to have to get out and do a bunch of public speaking and that’s exactly what I’ve done. I don’t have a firm count on the number of speeches I’ve given in the past year but it has been a bunch.
Along the way, I kept thinking about what direction all this activity was taking me. The success of the book did have one serious drawback, with me being on the road so much (and that’s another story) the book’s success has killed my writing business. So over the holidays I had to do some serious thinking. What to do about writing another book? Can I salvage my copywriting business? How do I maximize my speaking possibilities? All this and more was constantly running through my mind.
I kept asking myself the same question my former business coach asked me several times. Are you a writer who speaks or a speaker who writes. Either answer would carry profound effects. As I reflected over my 30+ years in radio, I knew in my heart, I am a speaker who writes.
The gut check was over and the planning began in earnest. Almost immediately, more speaking opportunities came my way. So I have moved the focus of Tejas Communications into the public speaking realm.
Now having said that, I’ll tell you, I have also begun work on the next book. The working title is Texas 50 Over 50. I’ll let you think about what that might be for awhile.
Now, why do I need to have you stay on me? I need to you read my blog and if I don’t update it at least once a week…get on me. Email me and tell me to get on the stick and make contact with you. OK, fair enough? Tweed@TejasCommunications.com
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